Territory of Al-Qaeda in Iraq

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Territory of Al-Qaeda in Iraq

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| event_start = Replaced the [[Territory of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]] ([[Al-Qaeda in Iraq]] established)
| event_start = Replaced the [[Territory of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]] ([[Al-Qaeda in Iraq]] established)
| date_start = 17 October 2004
| date_start = 17 October 2004
| event_end = Succeded by the [[Territory of the Islamic State of Iraq]]
| event_end = Succeeded by the [[Territory of the Islamic State of Iraq]]
| date_end = 15 October 2006
| date_end = 15 October 2006
| p1 = Territory of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
| p1 = Territory of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
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== Territory ==
== Territory ==
Al-Qaeda in Iraq controlled [[Tal Afar]] between late 2004 and 2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tal-afar-al-qaedas-town/|title=Tal Afar: Al Qaeda's Town - CBS News|date=March 10, 2006|website=www.cbsnews.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060320-6.html|title=Fact Sheet: Strategy for Victory: Clear, Hold, and Build|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}} and again in early 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41035675|title=Iraq war: Why the battle for Tal Afar matters|date=August 25, 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Al-Qaeda in Iraq controlled [[Tal Afar]] between late 2004 and 2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tal-afar-al-qaedas-town/|title=Tal Afar: Al Qaeda's Town |date=March 10, 2006|website=CBS News}}{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060320-6.html|title=Fact Sheet: Strategy for Victory: Clear, Hold, and Build|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}} and again in early 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41035675|title=Iraq war: Why the battle for Tal Afar matters|date=August 25, 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Zarqawi had reclaimed his base in western Anbar, declared [[Al-Qa'im (town)|Al Qa'im]] as his capital, and was also operating in Hit and the Haditha Triad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/22/iraq.rorycarroll1|title=Under US noses, brutal insurgents rule Sunni citadel|first1=Rory|last1=Carroll|first2=Omer|last2=Mahdi|date=August 21, 2005|via=The Guardian}}{{Cite book | author1=Gordon, Michael R. | author2=Trainor, Bernard E. | year=2012 | title=The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama | publisher=Pantheon | isbn=978-0307377227 | url=https://archive.org/details/endgameinsidesto0000gord_h6o4 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051000221.html | title=They Came Here to Die | website=www.washingtonpost.com | author=Ellen Knickmeyer | date=2005-05-11}} Whlle Al-Qaeda in Iraq controlled territory it isn't considered to be a [[quasi-state]] like the [[Islamic State in Iraq]] or the [[Islamic State]].{{Cite web | url=https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstreams/099cac31-ea0d-4252-bf38-68f4a7167e6e/download | title=An Organizational Analysis of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria | website=vtechworks.lib.vt.edu | author=Armand Y. Matini}}
Zarqawi had reclaimed his base in western Anbar, declared [[Al-Qa'im (town)|Al Qa'im]] as his capital, and was also operating in Hit and the Haditha Triad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/22/iraq.rorycarroll1|title=Under US noses, brutal insurgents rule Sunni citadel|first1=Rory|last1=Carroll|first2=Omer|last2=Mahdi|date=August 21, 2005|via=The Guardian}}{{Cite book | author1=Gordon, Michael R. | author2=Trainor, Bernard E. | year=2012 | title=The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama | publisher=Pantheon | isbn=978-0307377227 | url=https://archive.org/details/endgameinsidesto0000gord_h6o4 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051000221.html | title=They Came Here to Die | website=www.washingtonpost.com | author=Ellen Knickmeyer | date=2005-05-11}} Whlle Al-Qaeda in Iraq controlled territory it isn't considered to be a [[quasi-state]] like the [[Islamic State in Iraq]] or the [[Islamic State]].{{Cite web | url=https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstreams/099cac31-ea0d-4252-bf38-68f4a7167e6e/download | title=An Organizational Analysis of Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria | website=vtechworks.lib.vt.edu | author=Armand Y. Matini}}


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